Will this actually break a PS3????

I was talking to my friend the other day about turning off the PS3 and we were talking about how if you turn it off at the back without switching it on standby it'll break it.

I read an article on it one time on a magazine that just recieved a PS3 prior to release date and turned it off at the back without switching it to standby and broke it. It's just a curious question really, does anyone know if theres any truth or have had this experiance?

If anything I'd guess it is the equivilent of not shutting windows down properly. If you do it enough, eventually you might corrupt some important files.zaphod_b

It can corrupt your hard drive, this is what happened to me a couple of months ago. I turned it off at the back without putting it on standby, next time i turned it on it said the hard drive was corrupt. I had to send it back to Sony and get a new one! However it only corrupts your hard drive if the system is saving something to the hard drive itself, previously before it went corrupt i did it all the time non the wiser. Be warned turning your System off whilst it is saving something to the hard drive will corrupt your PS3!!! Its not always clear when it is saving something to the hard drive either, so be careful. My advice is to just safely turn it off to standby first. :)

probably not your ps3, but your hdd. just like a computer hdd...

Yeah, I wouldn't imagine in turning it off without turning it on standby because its such a simple thing for a big problem. but yeah I was just curious thats all, thanks :]X360Gurl

I was talking to my friend the other day about turning off the PS3 and we were talking about how if you turn it off at the back without switching it on standby it'll break it.

I read an article on it one time on a magazine that just recieved a PS3 prior to release date and turned it off at the back without switching it to standby and broke it. It's just a curious question really, does anyone know if theres any truth or have had this experiance?

X360Gurl

Go on the offical website, SONY them selves say it won't break it.

[QUOTE="X360Gurl"]

I was talking to my friend the other day about turning off the PS3 and we were talking about how if you turn it off at the back without switching it on standby it'll break it.

I read an article on it one time on a magazine that just recieved a PS3 prior to release date and turned it off at the back without switching it to standby and broke it. It's just a curious question really, does anyone know if theres any truth or have had this experiance?

Battle-In-Flash

Go on the offical website, SONY them selves say it won't break it.

Is there any way to turn off the PS3 when it freezes without using the switch in the back? My PS3 has frozen during Uncharted, COD3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and GTA IV. Naim1225

[QUOTE="Battle-In-Flash"][QUOTE="X360Gurl"]

I was talking to my friend the other day about turning off the PS3 and we were talking about how if you turn it off at the back without switching it on standby it'll break it.

I read an article on it one time on a magazine that just recieved a PS3 prior to release date and turned it off at the back without switching it to standby and broke it. It's just a curious question really, does anyone know if theres any truth or have had this experiance?

K1LLR3175

Go on the offical website, SONY them selves say it won't break it.

Yeah, I just turn it on stand by or turn it on stand by and then turn it off.

the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.LP4EVA2005

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.daftdog

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

OH blah blah blah. Maybe it's not we, maybe it's YOU! Have you thought about that one? Anyway, when it freezes I don't believe you have any options, because the buttons won't respond to put it in standby mode. I have to flip the switch maybe twice(?), and my ps3 hasn't broken. I'm on my third 360, but the PS3 is pretty sturdy.

[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.daftdog

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

well is the planet going to buy me a new ps3 if it breaks down?? screw the planet..

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[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.jubino

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

OH blah blah blah. Maybe it's not we, maybe it's YOU! Have you thought about that one? Anyway, when it freezes I don't believe you have any options, because the buttons won't respond to put it in standby mode. I have to flip the switch maybe twice(?), and my ps3 hasn't broken. I'm on my third 360, but the PS3 is pretty sturdy.

I was trying to make a point of the petiness of climate change at moment, but you dint get tha lol! ;)

[QUOTE="Naim1225"]Is there any way to turn off the PS3 when it freezes without using the switch in the back? My PS3 has frozen during Uncharted, COD3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and GTA IV. K1LLR3175

That's the official way, just push the button on the front till you hear the beeps, and it shuts down, you don't have to wait more then about 45 sec's, to turn it back on again.

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[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.daftdog

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

OH blah blah blah. Maybe it's not we, maybe it's YOU! Have you thought about that one? Anyway, when it freezes I don't believe you have any options, because the buttons won't respond to put it in standby mode. I have to flip the switch maybe twice(?), and my ps3 hasn't broken. I'm on my third 360, but the PS3 is pretty sturdy.

I was trying to make a point of the petiness of climate change at moment, but you dint get tha lol! ;)

Oh I got it, hence the serious tone of my message ;). Anyway, back on topic.

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"][QUOTE="Naim1225"]Is there any way to turn off the PS3 when it freezes without using the switch in the back? My PS3 has frozen during Uncharted, COD3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and GTA IV. Nene33

That's the official way, just push the button on the front till you hear the beeps, and it shuts down, you don't have to wait more then about 45 sec's, to turn it back on again.

But when it freezes you can't do that. The buttons don't respond.

[QUOTE="Nene33"]

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"][QUOTE="Naim1225"]Is there any way to turn off the PS3 when it freezes without using the switch in the back? My PS3 has frozen during Uncharted, COD3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and GTA IV. jubino

That's the official way, just push the button on the front till you hear the beeps, and it shuts down, you don't have to wait more then about 45 sec's, to turn it back on again.

But when it freezes you can't do that. The buttons don't respond.

The on/off button on the front always responds, even when the system freezes.

[QUOTE="daftdog"][QUOTE="jubino"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.jubino

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

OH blah blah blah. Maybe it's not we, maybe it's YOU! Have you thought about that one? Anyway, when it freezes I don't believe you have any options, because the buttons won't respond to put it in standby mode. I have to flip the switch maybe twice(?), and my ps3 hasn't broken. I'm on my third 360, but the PS3 is pretty sturdy.

I was trying to make a point of the petiness of climate change at moment, but you dint get tha lol! ;)

Oh I got it, hence the serious tone of my message ;). Anyway, back on topic.

I put the word WE in inverted commars for christ sake as to say we are being blamed for the powerful people's mistakes lol. Anyways your probaly like what 12? so i won't explain anymore.

[QUOTE="jubino"][QUOTE="Nene33"]

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"][QUOTE="Naim1225"]Is there any way to turn off the PS3 when it freezes without using the switch in the back? My PS3 has frozen during Uncharted, COD3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and GTA IV. Nene33

That's the official way, just push the button on the front till you hear the beeps, and it shuts down, you don't have to wait more then about 45 sec's, to turn it back on again.

But when it freezes you can't do that. The buttons don't respond.

The on/off button on the front always responds, even when the system freezes.

I've tried before with no such luck. I was playing Uncharted and it froze, and I pressed it for like 30 seconds and nothing happened.

[QUOTE="jubino"][QUOTE="daftdog"][QUOTE="jubino"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]the only reason u should be turning it off from the back is if ur going to move your ps3 from one place to another, other then that u should just be holding the front power button to turn it off or threw the controller.daftdog

Dude leaving it on stanby seriously wastes electricity. Think of the planet! Didn't you know 'we' are destroying our planet!

OH blah blah blah. Maybe it's not we, maybe it's YOU! Have you thought about that one? Anyway, when it freezes I don't believe you have any options, because the buttons won't respond to put it in standby mode. I have to flip the switch maybe twice(?), and my ps3 hasn't broken. I'm on my third 360, but the PS3 is pretty sturdy.

I was trying to make a point of the petiness of climate change at moment, but you dint get tha lol! ;)

Oh I got it, hence the serious tone of my message ;). Anyway, back on topic.

I put the word WE in inverted commars for christ sake as to say we are being blamed for the powerful people's mistakes lol. Anyways your probaly like what 12? so i won't explain anymore.

I'm actually like 21. So, yeah, what you did definitely was not over my head. I was just joking, and I don't believe YOU understand that, but you're probably like what 15? so I won't explain anymore.

the switch in the back is to cut the power off immediately.it is possiblethat it will damage your ps3. whatever you do do not use it when your hard-drive is active.i would recommend onlye using the switch when its in standby(power light is red). aslo occasioally when a game freezes and is not responive to pressing the power button you may have to use the switch too.berserkey

No it will not, read this and stop trying to scare people.

From Sony Computer Entertainment America

"The main switch does not need to be turned-off and although the display is "off", the inside workings are in a stand-by mode waiting for the signal from the remote control to re-activate. However, if you prefer to turn off the PLAYSTATION 3 using the main switch rather than using stand-by mode, it will not harm the system"